Build a Diaper Basket
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I’ve never really been one to use a changing table for changing baby’s diaper. Oh, we had a makeshift changing table for the first child or two. But, in reality, once they grew beyond the newborn phase, we took to changing them on the floor, usually on a blanket or portable changing pad. It was just so much more comfortable to sit with them on the floor to take care of business.
Quite honestly, I’m surprised I’m sharing this with the world.
Is this taboo? I’m not really sure.
I bought an honest to goodness changing table at a garage sale when FishChick was born because I felt like that was what you were supposed to do. But, other than store baby supplies, it didn’t really serve its purpose. I didn’t use it once she was a tad bit mobile.
Instead, I have diaper baskets. One upstairs and one downstairs. And in the house where I bathed the kids in the master bathroom, I kept a basket in our room, too. The Diaper Basket is what works for us.
What works for YOU?
I change my kids on the floor… so much easier! AND, we have the VERY SAME diaper basket as you have in the picture! 🙂
We didn’t have a changing table for our son–mostly for financial reasons. I used a surf-board shaped tummy time mat that happened to match his Hawaiin-themed nursery bedding and decor perfectly.:) I received it as a shower gift, and my mother had also purchased a floor gym for him, so we didn’t need to use both for playtime. We just laid the surfboard mat in his room and sat on the floor to change him. I also kept a basket stocked in the living room with diapers, wipes, and extra onesies (he had a knack for leaking out the legs of his diapers–we could never use the Huggies brand because of that!).
I am expecting baby #2 in June, and my husband will be finishing his PhD and starting a job not long after that (so the financial reasons for not having one will go away somewhat:))–I am thinking about trying a changing table, even though others say that it’s more hassle. It would be nice to have just for the extra storage space. We’ll see!
We are diaper basket people too. We have a changing pad with a nice soft cover and a basket filled with diapers, cream, wipes, and hand sanitizer.
for my first i wanted a changing table but couldn’t find one that i both liked and could afford. so we made a make shift one on top of his dresser. for our second we’ve done the same thing but on top of a table. you’re right in that it’s only really nice when they’re tiny. once they’re older, the floor works just as good, if not better. i have diapers upstairs and downstairs too except that i always forget to stock the one downstairs and end up having to run upstairs anyway… 🙂
I have a changing table too and am using it on baby #2 right now. Couple of thoughts on the subject….
Just like @Miriam I am 5’2 and the bed just kills my back. I’ve done the floor, but she tries to wiggle away from me too much. I feel like she is contained on the table 😉
Secondly, I love the diaper basket. When I had my first baby I had one practically in every main room. Bedrooms, living room, bathrooms. Even though I had the changing table then, I would change her on the floor, in the pack and play etc. Then I read a story about a woman who started losing her weight by taking the hampers out of all of the bedrooms and carrying the clothes down to her basement for the wash. I figured if I had to change my daughter on the changing table in her bedroom then I would make myself do the stairs…hence more exercise. And it has helped. And now that she is almost 20 pounds it is a workout!
I have a changing bad, and a floor. What else could I need? I have a small two shelf bookcase. I mean SMALL. it holds 2 of those baskets that you show and in one I hold the girl’s pull-ups and the other holds my boy’s diapers. Never needed anything else. Had a changing table but it was more a clutter holder. Got rid of that thing as soon as I could. 🙂
@Challice,
errr changing Pad.
I always did this, too! I also kept changing pads, hand sanitizer, diaper creme and those little diaper bags that you use for stinky diapers in my basket. Everything at your fingertips!
We repurposed a dresser that was storing craft supplies/random junk into a changing table. It was a dark stain so I painted it to match the room. The drawers contain his clothes and extra bedding. I have an over-the-crib diaper holder picked up from Freecycle that holds a TON of diapers, plus wipes, burp cloths (which have become nose-wipers now that we’re well past the spit-up phase) and lotions/creams. I bought a changing pad with curved sides to go on top and 2 covers for the pad. It has worked well for us and was a real space saver, too. The baby’s room is not very big so we had to make good use of the available space. I had a changing table for my first child and after a while it really just becomes a catch-all.
We’re with you about changing on the floor. It is just so much easier. We do not have a changing table, but we do possess a dresser with a changing pad on top. I found that as a petite woman, as my babies grew, they were harder to lift up onto the table. They also became more mobile, so there was a safety factor on the floor. I had much less to worry about when my little ones tried to crawl or roll away.
I didn’t have a changing table for my firstborn until he was about 6 mths old & I hated changing him on the floor. Once I got the table, I was overjoyed. Finally a comfortable place to do dipes! It has baskets on the shelving that hold the cloth / disposable diapers & other baskets that hold all the baby “essentials.” Now that we’re in a much smaller home and with a 2nd baby in the home, I still love it. I need things to be accessible & in one place & the changing table does just that for me.
When we were in a 2-story home I did have a diaper basket for downstairs but I still preferred the table for upstairs.
We stopped using it as a “changing” table by 8 mths or so for each kid, but it’s still handy to store everything. Plus, since the table is in our guest room now, the mattress makes for a great “desk” for my dad’s laptop when he visits!
Now that we’re about done with all the little baby things except diapers, I plan on using it as storage for my scrapbooking supplies. Great baskets & the table still looks good. We use the floor to change diapers now, but storage for everything is still great to have.